■ noun a reserve of money used for illicit purposes, especially political bribery.
Origin
C19: orig. naut. sl. denoting money collected to buy luxuries, from the sale of watery food known as slush .
■ noun a reserve of money used for illicit purposes, especially political bribery.
Origin
C19: orig. naut. sl. denoting money collected to buy luxuries, from the sale of watery food known as slush .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004